New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-20

r,rr,.a FOR the reduction of debt irrespective of tse
above item, OF sale saving OF % ,s,es in sic ex-
uons, Is apuu. '"o ef"'
pense account
CoULp DR. TYING HAVE rAAEN MIS- VIA 49,
A sequel TO the remarks OF Mt AEON SlhiVn ou,
rh,,o, ;, r,ors IT is then declared that several OF
The hoard OF trustees had beea imosnnei :" "
Tying 10 his old position | ask. ImPortaneh by
WHOM % Cert.iuy not BY me Aside from the tngen-
erous reflection my friends Itainei IN the wori
suporuncd" this statement is so aorn OF tue hcnp'i
facts as to be most misleading. We're These facts fuy
related the joint meelng and their resolution aop'eu
In rcsponse them. they for any reason sup
pressed As have been credioly informed, former
warden and one OF founders of the church called
upon Mr. Adop Smith, as chairman OF the board Of
trustees hearing OF my successors
resignation with Donate offer from group oil gentle
men some OF Mn" were BELONGED 10 Il ana had
largely contributed TO the erection OF the caurcn ni
nss, over "a and sSovs the stated from
rentals and provision for the church debt snou ,
be ress s1a '1e" wac stated 70 Mr. smith the
same interview that while my friends dd not desire 70
ind acceptable substitutes those who preferred 70
retire Inasmuch these friends were i9maels anu ~
a,,ong the larvef the esiSbisneho vi
the church and were convinced that such saernoe ON
their part together with snch services as co QUIZ ~ %
church. they certainly entitled to more than tue
ssant courtesy Of the T NO other
reply has ever been made to their proposition only
add TO this statement Of facts mat n no rsr. had
It been made. under these or any other conditions.
This leads me to criticism OF the resolution aSpseu
Adon smith. Our Church connects the asssse OF
the members Of the soce1y by unhappy article" in
O New-York newspaper Are these gentlemen the ony
persons in THE connection who have suffered from the
1rnjust and untruhful statements Of the pressi In
such matters sepsitiveness Is not the best oonoon IN
aggricyed made dignaed of the facts as
they understood them, TO the editor OF tue journal ~
to its Columns II / mistake not no correction has
appeared in the Journal whose article Is IN hs ~
have stated 10 the representative OF another paper
sThe board OF trustees also unanimously decided mat
be recalled" This j have been assured by several
trustees OF the church. s not true and yet nave NOT
thought the matter of sufficient interest to the pubnc 10
raise the question: Of yeraciy between the reporter and
Mr. Adon Smith. But fail to comprehend the ioslc OF
venting insult upon for the purpose OF grauIyhg
constituencies in reference to uncorreced article IN
newspaper For hold that the adoption OF TINS reso
luton the Joint meeting and Its subsequent puoIea
ton in Our Church." constitute such an insult The
l.ngaage Of the resolution the sense to ss ., t the
Tecorate Church of the Holy Trinity the Rev Dr
1851, the vesry OF the Church Of the Holy Trinity
Kesorsd 10 the purpose OF .ne Eeu
se s III Ts y. s may pe " AID and
his successor Office, that the said Stephen Tying "
hereby elected and declared honorary rector OF this
corporatiouf'
RESENTMENT SOMETIMES DUTY.
From 1868 to 1881 the rector, and sinoe 1881
have been the honorary rector Of the corporation known
AZ the Rector Churchwardens and vestrymen Of the
Church OF the Holy Trinity in tho City of Now.iork
have expressed no the trustees 10 resume the
Office which resigned in 1884, nor to the vestry to
retire from the position to which was elected In the
same year. This resolution is therefore rooted In no
advances made by either body still less to joint
meeting of the aud pastoral aid society Is
then reply to the financial proposition OF the group OF
my friends II does not yet appear that the details OF
this n II so Sen apm to that
ton, which seems unwise TO SMALL gathering OF
10 wS Ss
garded by the body OF the and $ ns
way opeo to these gentlemen to yndcate the sincerity
Of their action They called to the rectorship Of
in church OF this city have not yet the pleasure
OF his acquaintance His is honored by his fathers
missions in the Church OF England should he accept
the call the gentlemen who voted to decline the gen
erous proer of $4,000 annun for three years made
by some of the founders Of the church. are In duty and
bound to IKE % s a loE toe DO
cheerfly they will stutfy both themselves ana their
In recent letter. addressed to The London Times by
the Cardinal Archbishop Manning. under circumstances
quite ar s 4e of fa sending In ali ne world
statement which false and adds this striking and
mig nS s Of
IT, sir. have written with unusual warmth l VIII
eoes . no You S. 'n !. such me Faithfully yours
u"''' anu ''''' '' STEPHEN ii. TING, JR.
ApoN SMITHS REPLY TO THE LETTER
Adon Smith, president of the Board of Trustees,
was asked yesterday If he desired to say anything
in regard to the matter. Mr.. Smith at first declined
TO speak of it, but further consideration he sad
Itisa letter that the trustees body rather than
myself should reply TO- do say mach about
IT, Dr. Tyng's chief complaint seems TO De III regard 10
something said al what he says was Joint meeting OF
ciety That is assumption on his part as there
was such joint meeting. When the Board Of trustees
aerward attended the meeting OF the Mems Pastoral
Aid society. While there was asked u any official
agreemen Of been made that Dr. Watkins should re-
sign al sny tne and replied that there had been NO
such wbatwas said and done there was the
action that society and not OF the trustees and any
publication concerning tin Our Church know nothing
about. 49,, , A.,
churchs income in the floating debt which Is another
assumption his part ne says that some OF ms friends
tee Sc 600 year for three years over and above
stated income from pew rentals and 10 make provision
came to me and said If Dr. Tying should be recalled that
some Of his friends would to make any e-
vcsrs. which was a difsrsnt thing from the
offer that Dr. Tying says was made As TO the question
refers want TO say that the church records will show
that the unanimously decided that under no cir
puSlicsIion was made to nurs Dr. Tyns feeling. stir
p any OF this Kind but the facts ip this mat
sad or done in 1881 that IL quite different from
what might be said done under the additional light OF
to-day.
A. p. Warburfon. secretary of the Board of Trus
tees had not much to say on the subject further
than to express his regret that any Ill ieelng should
arise in the church over such matters. Anotner
place known in the Episcopal Church as " honorary
rector" to which Or. Tying refers III his letter.
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